The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2165
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
8:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3003
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.27° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.13° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.